[Cialug] Slightly OT: MythTV motherboard question

[David Champion]

Bailey, Jonathan C wrote:
> I'm looking at building a MythTV box and was wondering what everyone thought for a motherboard option. I'd like to build Socket A and on a MicroATX board. I'm thinking of something like the Chaintech 7NIF2 which has onboard S-Video out. Should I go for a board with onboard S-Video out or go for a cheaper board and use an add-on graphics card?

That would be a good choice - the nForce2 IGP chipset has good tv-out, 
and the sound processor is quite nice. It's even capable of doing some 
gaming - roughly equivalent of a GeForce 4 MX.

If you're going to put this in your entertainment center: When building 
your case, choose something that's going to be quiet. Some people assume 
one small fan is better, but that's going so have a high-pitched whine. 
If you need fans, look for a large diameter, low RPM fan that moves the 
same amount of air.

The "ultimate" way to do a mythtv system is to have the encoder/server 
in a closet or basement somewhere, and have a fanless box, like the 
"Hush" from mini-itx.com in your entertainment center. This is, of 
course, very expensive.

-dc